Decorating-depositor.



A. L. BAUSMAN.

DECORATING DEPOSITOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1915.

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ALONZO L. BAUSMAN, OF CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS,

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ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL EQUIP- OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATIONOF MASSA- DECORATING-DEP OSITOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed March 27, 1916. Serial No. 86,980.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALONZO LINTON BAUS- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates of A1nerica, residi-ng'in Chicopee, in the county of Hampden andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Decorating-Depositors, of which the following is aspecification.

.This invention relates to decorating depositors for laying a string ofpasty material, such as chocolate, upon confections, cakes, and the likein decorative form. More particularly, the invention relates to improveddecorating apparatus of the general type disclosed in the patent toRobertson N 0. 618,482, granted January 31, 1899.

In apparatus of this class, the general practice heretofore has been tomove the receptacle itself in various paths, vwhereby the string leavingthe outlets in the receptacle is applied to the goods in decorativeform. The Robertson patent above noted, however, discloses a flexibletube which is connected to a stationary receptacle and moved in variouspaths. The present invention is an improvement on the Robertson patentwhich has not been found in actual commercial use and the presentinvention employs a stationary receptacle with nozzles which are adaptedto be moved in the desired decorative paths. As distinguished fromRobertsons patent, the nozzles are straight and rigid and are secured tothe receptacle for universal movement within limits. Furthermore, animprovedexpelling means is employed which distinguishes from Robertsonby its arrangement for positive action and uniform feed.

The invention aims to provide a decorating depositor in which thenecessity for careful maintenance of the decorative material withinnarrow limits as to temperature and consistency is avoided, and thisresult is obtained bv the combination of the improved expelling meansand the inflexible universally movable nozzles. It has been absolutelyessential heretofore in practice that the chocolate or other decorativematerial be carefully kept Within exceedingly narrow limits atapproximately a predetermined temperature and consistency and, unlesssuch conditions are maintained, the material will not flow. The presentinvention does not depend on the natural flow of the decorative materialbut utilizes an expelling device which by particular arrangement andlocation, positively forces the material through the nozzlesirrespective of its consistency within much Wider limits thanheretofore.

The use of the movable receptacle, where articles to be decorated passthereinunder on a moving conveyer, has disadvantages especially when thearticles are small. It is more dlflicult to move a large mass, such asthe receptacle, with the necessary rapidity, than it is to move smallerbodies such as the nozzles. Moreover, the requirement of properconsistency of the decorative material in order to feed properly throughthe outlets is not eliminated by the use of this type of apparatus.

n object of the invention is to provide a decorating depositor whereinthe receptacle for .the decorating material is fixed and the outlets ornozzles are movable in various decorative paths, the nozzles beinginflexible but connected to the receptacle for universal movement.

A nother object of the invention is to provide in a decorative depositoran improved means to expel the chocolate from the receptacle in the formof a string, the means being characterized by positive action andcontinuous feed ofmaterial.

A further object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the classdescribed, comprising a receptacle for decorating inaterial, nozzlesconnected to the receptacle for universal movement, means to move the11502- zles in various decorative paths, and rotary devices Within thereceptacle to carry and positively expel from the nozzles, a definitepredeterminable quantity of decorating material per unit of time.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the detailed description tofollow and in the annexed claims.

For the purpose of illustrating one way in which the invention may bepractised, a single preferred embodiment thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevational view ofthe depositor;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1 drawn to a larger scale;

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view with certain parts in section,showing details of the operating mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 7 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 2 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 11 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 1111 of Fig. 10 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 12 is a cross sectional view of Fig. 10 taken on line 1212 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Figs. 13 and 14 are views, respectively, of receptacle;

Fig. 15 is an end viewof the receptacle shown with its interiormechanism removed;

plan and elevation spacers used in the Fig. 16 is a View taken similarlyto Fig.

15 showing the end cover plate applied to the receptacle; and

Figs. 17 and 18 are fragmentary sectional views; taken similarly to Fig.4 and showing modifications in certain driving mechanism in the machine.

Referring to these drawings, A represents two spaced side frames tiedtogether by suitable transverse members B, the lower one of which issupported on a plunger C, as shown in Fig. 1. .D is a suitablesupporting stand within which the plunger C is movable by means of ahand wheel a which is fixed to a threaded red I), rotatable but axiallyimmovable in the lower member B. Rod 1) extends within plunger C andengages in a nut c fixed to stand D whereby the frame may be raisedand'lowered in an obvious manner. The upper portion of stand D is split(see Fig. 6) and the split portions may be drawn together to clampplunger C in its moved position by a rod (1, threaded into one andpassing loosely through the other half of stand A. A suitable handle 6is provided on rod d and a bolt 1, fixed to lower member B, passesloosely through a lug on stand D to prevent the frame from turning in amanner .clearly obvious from Fig. 1.

Secured to the tops of frames A and extending transversely thereacrossis a receptacle 1 adapted to receive decorating material, such aschocolate, for example. Below neeaaee the receptacle is a bar 2 slidablymounted in frames A (see Figs. 2, 4, and 5) for movements in ahorizontal plane. Bar 2 is arranged to move, in various paths. Aplurality of nozzles which depend from receptacle 1 are movably attachedthereto in a manner to be later described. The articles to be decoratedare placed on a conveyer E movable in a substantially horizontal planeas is usual, for example, in chocolate coating machines between frames Aand beneath the tips of nozzles 74, as shown in Fig. 1.

Themeans for moving bar 2 will now be described with particularreference to Figs. 1 and 6. A main drive shaft 4 is mounted in bearingssecured to frame A and may be driven by suitable connections through theintermediary of a universal joint 5. Loosely mounted on shaft 4 is a setof graded gears 6, any one of which may be connected to the shaft by aselective key device carried by a member 7 slidably keyed on shaft 4.Member 7 is movable by a lever 8 which slides on a rod 9 secured toframe A. Lever 8 is arranged to rest in notches 10 in a plate 11 and,when in the up er notch 10, none of ears 6 are driven. he precisestructure of the selective key device is not illustrated since it is sogenerally well known in the art that an extended showing is unnecessary.It is sufficient for the present purposes to state that, as lever 8 ismoved from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 6 upwardly, each gear 6 issuccessively connected to shaft 4. In mesh with the gear set 6 is asimilarly graded set 12 keyed to a shaft 13 parallel to shaft 4, andshaft 13 drives through the miter gears shown a horizontally disposedshaft 14' which in turn drives by miter gears a vertical shaft 15 on theother side of frame A.

Shafts 13 and 15 are symmetrically arranged with respect to frame A andeach bear on their upper ends a cup-shaped member 16 which is best shownin Figs. 7 and 9. Pivotally mounted within each member 16 at 17 is asegment 18, which has an upstanding crank pin 19 rigidly securedthereto. Segment 18 has a toothed portion adapted to mesh with a worm 20which is rotatable from without member 16 by means of a socket wrench.By turning worm 20, pin 19 may be moved to various positions ofeccentricity relative to member 16 and pin 19 may be retained in itsvarious positions of adjustment by clamping bolts 21. A pointer 22pivotally connected at 23 to member 16 has a slot connection with pin19, as shown in Fig. 9, whereby the pointer may be moved by pin 19 toindicate in graduations (not shown) on member 16 the extent of movementofthe 'pin.

Seated in each end of bar 2 and directly above each member 16' is aflanged disk 24 (Figs. 7 and 8) and formed in each of the latter is arectangular opening 25. The mechanism on each side is similar and oneonly will be described. Slidably arranged in this opening is a square.block 26 which is loosely mounted upon the upper end of crank pin 19, asclearly shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Secured to the upper face of disk 24 isa member 27 having a slot therein disposed at right angles to opening25. Rotatably and slidably mounted in a bracket above disk'24 is a pin28 which has an integral cross piece 29 of rectangular shape adapted toride in the slot in member 27. Pin 28 may be yieldingly held out ofengagement with the slot by a suitable spring 30, indicated in Fig. 7.Movable in ways 31 secured to the under side of disk 24 is a slide 32having an opening to engage block 26. Slide 32 may be moved inwardlyfrom the position shown in Fig. 8 to lock block 19 in its slot 25, andwhen member 29 is withdrawn from its slot to the position shown in Fig;7, bar 2 will be movable in a circular path the radius of which is equalto the eccentricity of pin 19 with respect to member 16. When slide 32is positioned, as shown in Fig. 8, and member-29 rides in its slot inmember 27, bar 2 is constrained to move in a rectilinear path parallelto the slot in member 27. To provide for any desired angularity of thisrectilinear path with respect to the goods on conveyer E, worm wheels 33are fixed to the upper faces of disks 24 (see Fig. 3) which wheels meshwith worms 34 keyed to a shaft 35 rotatably supported in lugs on bar 2.Shaft 35 is movable by a crank 36 whereby both disks 24 may be turnedsimultaneously through an equal angle in an obvious manner. It will thusbe seen that bar 2 may be moved in circular paths of variable diametersand in rectilinear paths of variable amplitude and angularity.

The receptacle 1 with the improved means to expel the decoratingmaterial together with the improved nozzles for the receptacle and'theirarrangement for movement by the mechanism above described will now beexplained. Referring first to Figs. 1, 3, 4, and 5, the drive for theexpelling means within receptacle 1 will be described.

Shaft 4 heretofore described drives by the bevel gears shown in Figs. 1and 3, a short horizontal shaft 37 to which are keyed in axially spacedrelation three gears 38 of graded diameters. Secured together andslidably keyed to a parallel shaft 39 are three gears 40 arranged incontiguous relation each of which is adapted to mesh with itscorresponding gear 38 on shaft 37. A yoke 41, engageable with a member42 fixed to gears 40, is secured to a rod 43 which is slidably supportedin suitable bearings, as shown. Loose on rod 43 and held axially betweenthe collars shownin Fig. 3 is'a lever .shown in Fig. 15 which 44 whichhas an extension adapted to engage in notches 45 in a plate 46 securedabove rod 43, as shown in Fig. 3. Lever 44 is normally held in notches45 by gravity but may be removed therefrom and thereafter moved axiallyto shift any desired gear 40 into mesh with its corresponding gear 38.It is to be noted that five notches 45 are provided and, when lever 44rests in either the second or fourth notch, gears 40 are so positionedthat none of gears 38 are driven. Thus shaft 39 may be driven at variousspeeds or may be stopped by manipulation of lever 44. Fixed to shaft 39(Fig. 4) is a pinion 47 which'drives through an intermediate gear 48 agear 49 fixed on a shaft 50 which is the drive shaft for the expellingdevices in receptacle 1. I

The latter is best shown in Figs. 10, 12, 15, and 16 and comprises asubstantially rectangular casing depending from flanges secured toframes A. The receptacle is of the general cross sectional shape shownin Fig. 12 and has a central receiving compartment 51 closed'at the topby a cover 52. A gridlike frame 53 resting on flanges in compartment 51supports screens 54 and 55 of coarse and fine mesh, respectively, whichscreens partition the compartment horizontally. Chocolate or the like isfed to compartment 51 above screens 54 and 55 through a pipe 56 from anysuitable source as the main tank of a chocolate coating machine andpasses through the screens into the lower half of the compartment.Suitable jackets 57 are provided on each side of receptacle 1 for thecirculation of a heating medium which jackets have inlet and outletpipes 58 and 59, respectively, (see Figs. 1 and 2). At the base ofcompartment 51 and intersecting therewith is an opening 60 of the shapeextends entirely through from one end to the other of receptacle 1.Spacer blocks 61 (Figs. 13 and 14) are adapted to fit in opening 60 andeach block has openings 62 and 63, the former adapted to receive shaft50 and the latter to receive a shaft 64. Blocks 61 are cut awayintermediate the end faces thereof to allow a circulation of chocolatearound shafts 50 and 64 and grooves 65 are cut in openings 62 and 63 topermit the chocolate to circulate around the shafts in their bearingssince the cocoa butter in the chocolate is used as a lubricating medium.()ther spacer blocks 66 (Figs. 2 and 10) of similar shape to blocks 61but of less thickness are pro vided at the ends of the receptacle. Keyedto shaft 50 and arranged between blocks 61 (and between blocks 66 and61) area plurality of gears 67 and in mesh with the latter are othergears 68 mounted on shaft 64. These intermeshing gears form theexpelling means for the chocolate and will be described later in detail.

The structure of the receptacle 1 just described is of particularadvantage in that it admits of convenient assembly of parts whichwillnow be described. Starting with shafts 50 and 64 an end spacer 66 isfirst slipped on, then a pair of gears 67 and 68, followed by a spacer61 and so on until the desired numberv of pairs of gears has beenobtained, when a second end spacer 66 is placed on .the shafts.mechanism of receptacle 1 may thus be assembled outside the receptacleand thereafter slipped axially through opening 60 into place. Plates 69are then applied and bolted to the ends of receptacle 1, as shown inFigs. 10 and 16, to hold the parts axially in position. within casing 1,as indicated in Fig. 2, but shaft 50 extends through one end plate- 69through a suitable stuffing box as shown in Figs. 1, 10, and 16, to bedriven by the means already described. The spacers 61 and 66 thus dividethe opening 60 into a plurality of individual compartments 70 each ofwhich communicates with compartment 51. In each of these individualcompartments 70 is a pair of the intermeshmg gears 67 and 68 which arepositively driven in the direction of the arrows, shown in Fig. 12.These gears constitute a gear pump and carry chocolate in the toothspaces 71 from compartment 51 to the lower portion of the individualcompartment. The chocolate thus carried cannot pass from the lowerportion of the compartment 70 back to compartment 51 since it would haveto pass between the intermeshing ears. "The latter squeeze out the(31106013138111 the spaces 71, as the teeth adjacent the spaces comeinto mesh so that the chocolate is held back except for a slight amount,which may be carried back due to the clearance spaces between themeshing teeth. Centrally disposed in each compartment 70 is anoutlet 72which has a substan tially hemispherical seat, as shown in Fig. 12. Aball 7 3 fixed on a nozzle 74 is seated in this seat and is retained inplace by a cap 7 5 which has a suitable seat to receive the ball and issecured to receptacle 1 by the bolts shown in Fig. 12. The nozzles 74are thus connected to the receptacle for swinging movements in alldirections within limits.

The bar 2 is formed with an opening 76 (Figs. 10 and 11) therein andnozzles 74 extend downwardly through this opening and below the bar.Removably secured to the upper face of the latter by studs 77 andadjustable horizontally with relation to bar 2 by reason of slots 78 isa plate 7 9, which, as shown in Fig. 10. .is offset downwardly intoopening 76 to be substantially flush with the lower face of bar 2. Plate79 is formed with a plurality of seats to receive balls 80 which fitloosely upon nozzles 74.

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The entire interior Shaft 64 is disposed entirely A second plate 81formed with suitable seats is secured to plate 79, as shown in Fig. 10,to hold the balls 80 in place. The plates 79 and 81, together with balls80, thus form aguiding means for the nozzles 74, but it is to be notedthat the latter are in no way secured to the plates or to bar- 2. Forexwhen receptacle 1 is lifted from frames A, the nozzles 74 will beremoved from balls 80 leaving the latter held between plates 79 and 81.To replace the receptacle nozzles 74 would each have to be carefullydirected into its respective ball and, since such an operation would notbe particularly convenient, it is preferable to lift the plates 7 9 and81 together with balls 80. For this purpose, collars 82 may be sccuredto some of nozzles 74 below plate 81, as shown in Fig. 10 so that, whenreceptacle 1 is lifted, collars 82 will lift plates mounted on shaft 35and held axially between collars 85. A nut 86 threaded upon screw 83 hasan arm 87 which is secured to plate 81, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11,whereby, when studs 77 are loosened and hand wheel 84 is turned, plates79 and 81 may be moved within limits in either direction to accuratelysecure the desired adjustment.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that bar 2 may bereciprocated in paths of various lengths, the angularity of which may bevaried as desired, or may be moved in circular paths of variablediameters. The rapidity of any of these movements relative to the travelof the goods to be decorated on conveyer C may also be varied by thelever 8. Thus, nozzles 74 may be moved so that, when chocolate isexpelled from the nozzles, various decorative configurations, involvingcircular and straight line movements, may

be laid upon the articles traveling on conveyer E.. As the nozzles 74are moved in their decorative paths, gears 67 and 68 carry chocolatefrom compartment 51 and positively force it from the receptacle throughthe uniform bore of nozzles 74 in the form of a string. The expellingmeans is characterized by its positive action and uniform feed, for eachrevolution of the gears carries a definite quantity of chocolate to thelower part of the receptacle and, due to the location of the expellingmeans closely adjacent the nozzle and since practically none of thechocolate carried can leave between the intermeshing gears, it must bepositively expelled through the nozzles. So long as the gears turnchocolate must be expelled not only by a positive action, but at auniform rate as the gears are driven uniformly. Moreover, the feed iscontinuous for as one tooth space of one gear is closed ofl" fromcompartment 51, the corresponding tooth space of the other gear is beingfilled. An important advantage of the expelling means described is thatthe chocolate can be handled successfully through a greater range oftemperatures than heretofore and since the chocolate is expelledpositively rather than by natural flow. The high degree of care inmaintaining the chocolate at precisely the proper conditions heretoforenecessary is avoided. Moreover, the necessity of using only the highestgrade chocolate for deco rating purposes is also avoided by thisimproved means.

Although the mechanism above described is arranged to deliver acontinuous string at uniform speed, it may by a slight change, be madeto deliver a string continuously at variable speeds or intermittentlywhereby variations in the decorative configurations above described maybe obtained. For example, the drive for shaft 50 shown in Fig. 4 may bechanged as indicated in Fig. 17 wherein an elliptical gear 90 drives asimi lar gear 91 which latter drives a gear 92 meshing with a gear 93 onshaft 50. Thus, the latter may be driven continuously but at variablespeed and the string will leave the nozzles 74 at variable speed. Thegoods to be decorated are carried by conveyer E at a uniform speed sothat, as the string is laid thereupon,it will, when gears 67 and 68 areslowed down, be drawn out by the goods on the conveyer with the resultthat the string is necked down or broken at regular intervals. In Fig.18, an intermittent drive is shown wherein a gear 94, having half'itsperiphery formed with teeth and its other half with a smooth segment 95,is arranged to intermittently rotate a gear 96 of equal diameter. Thelatter has at diametrically opposite points curved surfaces 97 whichpermit the segment 95 to pass thereby without turning gear 96. At theend of a quarter revolution of gear 94.- from the position, shown, theteeth of gear 94 will engage the teeth of gear 96 and turn the latter ahalf revolution after which gear 96 will rest for a half revolution.Thus, gears 67 and 68 will be operated intermittently and a string willleave the nozzles 74 at regularly spaced intervals. The latter may bearranged relatively to the articles to be decorated, which travel inspaced relation on conveyer E, so that the articles draw out the stringto a point instead of simply necking down the string as beforedescribed. The next string laid upon the succeeding article would have apoint at one end from the drawing operation just described and a pointformed on its other end in a similar manner. Thus, by these changes inthe manner of driving the gear pumps additional decorativeconfigurations may be obtained by variations in the string itself.

The invention has been described in one of its preferred forms in theforegoing de scription, and the scope of the invention will be pointedout in the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A decorating depositor, comprising a receptacle fordecorative material, a ump 75 in the receptacle, a rigid nozzle ofuniform bore flexibly connected to the receptacle with its entrancedirectly communicating with the pump on its outlet side, said pumpconstructed and arranged to exert a succession of impulses on saidmaterial to positively force the latter through the nozzle in acontinuous string, and means to move the nozzle in various paths,whereby the string may be laid in various decorative configurations.

2. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacleafor decoratingmaterial, an outlet formed in the receptacle, a nozzle associated withthe outlet, means to move the nozzle in various paths and interengagingrotary carriers within the receptacle above the outlet constructed'andarranged to carry material from the former and positively expel it fromthe latter in the form of a string.

3. A decorating depositor, comprising, a traveling conveyer to supportgoods to be decorated, a receptacle for decorative material fixed abovesaid conveyer, nozzles supported by the receptacle for swingingmovement, means to move the nozzles in decorative paths and a device toadjust the nozzles relatively to said means, whereby the nozzles may bealined with the goods on. said conveyer.

4. A decorative depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decoratingmaterial, rotatable intermeshing gears arranged to close the base of thereceptacle and a nozzle connected to the latter directly below the gearsand having a straight bore of uniform diameter.

5. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decoratingmaterial, nozzles connected to the-receptacle by a ball and socketjoint, a bar below the receptacle, means to move the bar in decorativepaths, and guiding devices mounted for oscillation on the bar andlooselyengaging said nozzles, all constructed and arranged so that saidmaterial may leave said nozzles in the form of a string and the lattermay be laid in various decorative configurations.

6. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decoratingmaterial, nozzles connected to the latter by a ball and socket joint, ahorizontally movable bar, balls carried by the latter and formed withopenings through which the nozzles loosely pass, a conveyer below saidbar to support the articles to be decorated, and means to move the barin decorative paths, whereby the material in said receptacle may be laidupon means to move said plate said articles in decorativeconfigurations.

, 7. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decoratingmaterial, nozzles connected to the receptacle for swinging movement inall directions, a movable bar below the receptacle, a plate removablysecured to said bar, devices carried by the plate to guide the nozzles,means tomove the bar in various paths, a conveyer below the bar to carryarticles to be coated and relatively to said bar.

8. A decorating depositor, comprising, spaced side frames, a conveyermovable therebetween to carry articles to be decorated, a receptaclesecured to said frames above the conveyer, expelling devices in saidreceptacle, nozzles connected to the receptacle for universal swingingmovement, 'a bar mounted in said frames for movements in a horizontalplane, a plate removably secured to saidbar, guiding devices for thenozzles carried by said bar, means to move the latter in various aths,whereby a string of material may be aid upon said articles in variousconfigurations, and collars on certain of saidnozzles below said plate,all constructed and. arranged so that the plate and guiding devices maybe carried with the nozzles, when the receptacle is lifted from saidframes.

9. In a decorating depositor, a receptacle formed with a compartmentadapted to contain decorating material, a longitudinal passage at thebase of said compartment extending entirely through the receptacle,plates secured to the ends of the latter to close said passage, aplurality ofspacers arranged to closely fit sa'd passage, shaftssupported in said spacers, and intermeshing gears on said shaftsarranged in pairs, each air disposed between a pair of spacers, andoutlets formed in the receptacle below and between said gears, allconstructed and arranged so that a plurality of gear pumps are formedand so that the several pumps may be inserted in and removed from thereceptacle as a unit. 1

10. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorativematerial, a pump in the receptacle, a nozzle connected 'to the latteradjacent the outlet of said pump, means to move the nozzles in variouspaths, a conveyer below said nozzles adapted to support goods to bedecorated, and means to drive said pumps continuously at variable speed,whereby a string of variable diam-. eter may be laid upon said goods invarious decorative configurations.

11. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorativematerial, an outlet for the receptacle, a device in the latterconstructed and arranged to continuously force said material throughsaid outlet in the form of a string, a traveling conveyer to supportarticles to be decorated, means to move the outlet in various paths,whereby the string maybe laid upon said articles in various decorativeconfigurations, and means to vary the speed ofsaid device, whereby saidstring may be fed through the outlet at various speeds.

12. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorativematerial, an outlet for the receptacle, a pump in the latter constructedand arranged to expel measured quantities of said material through saidoutlet in the form of a string, a trav eling conveyer to supportarticles to be deeorated, means to move the outlet in various pathswhereby the string may be laid upon said goods in various decorativeconfigurations, and means to automatically'vary the speed of said may befed through said outlet at various speeds.

ALONZO L. BAUSMAN.

pump, whereby said string.

